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Editor @asiancha, Voice & Verse, and @hongkongstudies. Junior Fellow @ HK Academy of the Humanities. Resident @uiiwp Fall 2023. Email: [email protected]

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We invite writers to review ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐น๐‘–๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› for @asiancha. "Challenging assumptions about science fiction's Western origins and tracing the...." If you're interested, pls email [email protected]. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=165โ€ฆ
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Unveiling our new font. @asiancha chajournal.com/2026/11/01/coโ€ฆ ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚
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๐๐„๐–@asiancha: Matt Reeck's "Navigating Endless Seas" records a stay in Hong Kong. / DREAMING THAT, while still alive, theyโ€™d been translated to the Islands of the Blest where time had happily stopped,as on an antique clock. The city is this island. / chajournal.com/2026/11/02/enโ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐–@asiancha๐‘๐„๐•๐ˆ๐„๐– Qinlei Wang on ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘“ ๐ป๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž ๐น๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘ฆ: "... an act of hospitality becomes a test of whether parental affection can remain secure when another child appears to embody the qualities a family values most." chajournal.com/2026/11/01/brโ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐–@asiancha๐„๐’๐’๐€๐˜ Vietnamese-American writer Bea Phi revisits Peter Chanโ€™s ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘Žฬ๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘–ฬ€ ๐‘€๐‘–ฬ€, exploring its portrayal of migration,love & separation 30 years on. I wrote to him: "I don't think I have cried so much editing an essay. Thank you." chajournal.com/2026/11/01/coโ€ฆ
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We invite writers to review Megan Zhang's ๐ธ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘›: ๐ด ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐น๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘, ๐น๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘ฆ, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ for @asiancha. If you're interested in reading this book, pls email [email protected]. facebook.com/photo?fbid=1657โ€ฆ
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We invite writers to review William Andrews's ๐ด๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘– ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›'๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘š๐‘Ž ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› (Awai Books, 2026) for @asiancha. If you're interested in reading this book, please email [email protected]. ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Š: facebook.com/photo/?fbid=165โ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐– @asiancha Anna Nguyen on ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐ธ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ & ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘š @columbiaup: "How delighted I was to encounter Rey Chowโ€™s concept of coercive mimeticism. In thinking through ethnic representation..." chajournal.com/2026/10/31/prโ€ฆ
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Perfect Halloween story for EU-China watchers โšฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿชฆเพ€เฝฒโ˜ ๏ธ Spooked European coffin makers want Brussels to investigate dead-cheap Chinese imports. I hope they don't get ghosted, the situation appears to be grave politico.eu/article/europe-cโ€ฆ
Europeโ€™s coffin-makers warn Chinese imports could be death knell for industry

Europeโ€™s coffin-makers warn Chinese imports could be death knell for industry

A new coalition is preparing an anti-dumping complaint, arguing that cheap imports and alleged customs loopholes are putting European producers at risk.

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By chance, I read an essay by Svetlana Boym, published in 2010. I was so impressed that I tried to find out more, and learned that she died in 2015....
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[๐‡๐Ž๐๐† ๐Š๐Ž๐๐† ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†] While welcoming general submissions, @asiancha particularly seeks original creative works on HK,alongside essays, reviews & translations,including contributions by HK-born & -based writers engaging with wider Asia. MORE: chajournal.com/2026/10/28/caโ€ฆ
{Announcement} CALL: Hong Kong

{Announcement} CALL: Hong Kong

While we continue to welcome general submissions that fall within the remit and ethos of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, we are especially keen to receive work related to Hong Kong. We would love tโ€ฆ

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๐๐„๐– @asiancha Anna Nguyen on ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐ธ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ & ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘š @columbiaup: "How delighted I was to encounter Rey Chowโ€™s concept of coercive mimeticism. In thinking through ethnic representation..." chajournal.com/2026/10/31/prโ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐–@asiancha๐„๐’๐’๐€๐˜ Margaret Hillenbrand reflects on the writing of ๐‘‚๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’ (@columbiaup, 2023) and on how swiftly its world has changed. Hillenbrand finds, amid the machinery of disposability, new expressions of solidarity and protest. chajournal.com/2026/10/30/edโ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐– @asiancha: We're pleased to present an excerpt from Margaret Hillenbrand's ๐‘‚๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’ (@ColumbiaUP, 2023), along with a new essay. "Limbs dangle from the edge of a high-rise; a protestor is bent double, incapacitated by vertigo ๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ: chajournal.com/2026/10/30/leโ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐–@asiancha๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐€๐‹ Jennifer Eagleton explores questions of humanity through Mamoru Oshiiโ€™s ๐บโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™, currently being screened at HKโ€™s M+. She considers how technology blurs the boundaries between human and machine. chajournal.com/2026/10/29/shโ€ฆ
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๐๐„๐–@asiancha: In his review of ๐‘€๐‘ฆ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , Mario Rustan revisits the sounds of HKโ€™s Cantopop heyday & their place in the singerโ€™s life. From Faye Wong to Emmy the Great, he explores how Cantopop becomes a language of belonging. chajournal.com/2026/10/29/yuโ€ฆ
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What does this tell us about our society?
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๐‡๐Ž๐๐† ๐Š๐Ž๐๐† ๐“๐„๐Œ๐๐Ž๐‘๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’: ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ A @HongKongStudies Virtual Symposium 21-22 January 2027 | Online ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: tinyurl.com/hks2027 ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚
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Ronald's response: "None of the women from HLM appear in the NSS. There is a short reference to a 'famous Shanghai courtesan named Lin Dai-yu' but it is unclear if she is actually the real Dai-yu. Bao-yu then wonders if Dai-yu really died. There is no further reference to her."
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The review mentions four returning characters, all men. What happens to womenโ€™s lives in Wuโ€™s technological utopia?
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[๐‡๐Ž๐๐† ๐Š๐Ž๐๐† ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†] While welcoming general submissions, @asiancha particularly seeks original creative works on HK,alongside essays, reviews & translations,including contributions by HK-born & -based writers engaging with wider Asia. MORE: chajournal.com/2026/10/28/caโ€ฆ
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